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| − | [[Image:Male_'Akepa.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|bkrownd|bkrownd}} <br /> Hakalau Forest NWR, [[Hawaii]] Island.]]
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| − | ;[[:Category:Loxops|Loxops]] coccineus
| + | '''Akepa''' may refer to one of three species previously considered conspecific under the name '''Akepa''' (''Loxops coccineus''): |
| − | ==Identification==
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| − | Adult '''males''' are a bright orange.<br />
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| − | '''Females''' and '''juvenile''' males are grey and green, with an orange breast. | |
| − | ==Distribution==
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| − | [[Hawaii]]. 'Akepa are most densely concentrated in the Pua 'Akala tract of Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge on the windward slope of Mauna Kea, and along the upper edge of the Ka'u forest reserve on the South slope of Mauna Loa. Reforestation efforts in the Keauhou Ranch and Kulani Correctional Facility properties on the upper windward slope of Mauna Loa will improve another important population center. They can occasionally be observed just North of this area in large kipukas on the Mauna Loa-Mauna Kea saddle, along Powerline Road.
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| − | Small pockets of 'akepa persisted until recent decades in central Kona on the leeward slope of Mauna Loa, and on the North slope of Hualalai.
| + | *'''[[Hawaii Akepa]]''' - ''Loxops coccineus'' |
| − | [[Image:44104P1140492 sharp.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|bkrownd|bkrownd}}<br />3 mile kipuka, Powerline Road, Eastern Saddle, [[Hawaii]], January 2007]]
| + | *'''[[Oahu Akepa]]''' - ''Loxops wolstenholmei'' |
| − | | + | *'''[[Maui Akepa]]''' - ''Loxops ochraceus'' |
| − | 'akepa were extirpated from Maui in the 1980's or 1990's. | |
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| − | ==Taxonomy==
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| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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| − | *''L. c. coccineus'':
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| − | :*Montane ohia and koa forests of [[Hawaii]]
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| − | *''L. c. wolstenholmei'':
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| − | :*Formerly montane ohia and koa forests on Oahu. Extinct ca 1900
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| − | *''L. c. ochraceus '':
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| − | :*Montane ohia and koa forests of Maui. Probably extinct
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| − | ==Habitat==
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| − | 'akepa prefer to live near large old trees that have natural nesting cavities, and are usually found in mixed koa-'ohi'a forests at 4000-7000 feet elevation. The 'akepa forages for insects in the crowns of 'ohi'a trees, using the crossed tips of its bill to open budding leaves.
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| − | [[Image:DSC 17091 800sh.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile Male?<br /> Photo by {{user|bkrownd|bkrownd}}<br />3 mile Kipuka, Powerline Road, Mauna Loa kipuka mosaic, [[Hawaii]], May 2008 ]] | |
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| − | ==Behaviour==
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| − | 'akepa forage in small groups, or seasonally join mixed species foraging flocks. They are usually found near the upper surface of the canopy. | |
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| − | ====Vocalisation====
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| − | 'Akepa have a high weak voice. The male's song is a short weak descending trill, of variable tempo which often slows midway through. Juvenile begging calls are a persistent soft ''wit-wit wit-wit wi-wi-wit''. | |
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| − | ====Breeding====
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| − | 'akepa nest in natural cavities in tree trunks or branches.
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| − | ==References==
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| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | {{GSearch|Loxops+coccineus}}
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| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Loxops]]
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